On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, City Hall for the City Council Meeting. It’s the 4th Wednesday of January. January 28,2026, to be even more specific. Lots on the Agenda this night, but John was specifically interested in Old Business and the 3rd Reading and adopt ordinance amending Chapter 4 (Animals and fowl) and Chapter 13 (Nuisances) of the Mount Pleasant, Iowa Code of Ordinances. A lot of folks have really been discussing this topic quite a bit on social media the past couple of weeks and John wanted to see just how crazy the crazy cat people and the crazy government were going to get on this. As you will see, no craziness, just concerns. And, it sounds like if a certain reporter from a certain local newspaper would have reported on this correctly a while back, there might not have been the confusion.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is back at the Henry County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The Henry County Board of Supervisors held their weekly meeting. Their agenda has a new look and it will be included in the description of this program episode. Steve Detrick wants to explore the dismantling of the County Compensation Board. Please note the elected officials get to pick their own representatives to lobby/recommend their raise. Here is the agenda:1. ROLLCALL 2. CONSENT AGENDA Note: These items are routine and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless a Board member requests an item be removed for separate consideration. a. Approval of Board Minutes of January 15, 2026. b. Approval of financial claims for payment. 3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Departmental Budget Reviews received. b. Preserve Oakland Mills contract update. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Engineer Jake Hotchkiss-Secondary Roads Motion 02-2026-20 – ApproveDust Control Dates and Fees b. Planning & Zoning Director-Joe Buffington c. Information Technology Director-GunnerSloan d. Human Resources-Paul Greufe 5. COMMITTEE UPDATES a. Safety- Cintas consolidation of expenses 6. OTHER BUSINESS a. WEMIGA report on Cathodedisposal for 2025 – 3.4811 tons (6,962.2 lbs.). Tyler Freeze handling the employee / building alarm code assignment duties c. Weed Commissioner / Secondary Roads noxious weed duties d. Reminder to remove personal cell phone numbers from listing e. Reminder of January 27, 2026, Board of Supervisors Meeting – 9:00 AM 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS Note: The Board welcomes public comments on items not listed on the agenda. You are asked to state your name andaddress for the record and limit your comment to 3 minutes per person to allow opportunity for others to speak. 8. Adjourn. It all happened January 22, 2026.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is back in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, at the Henry County Courthouse. FY27 Budget Work Sessions continued on Wednesday January 21, 2026. The Henry County Board of Supervisors got together on this morning and talked budgets with Treasurer, Kellie Sloan, Recorder, Lynnae Buffington, Conservation Director, Caleb Waters and IT, Gunner Sloan. Remember Henry County Taxpayers, these are their budgets but it’s your money. Watch the podcast excellence coming to you right now!